mesaflash command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mesaflash command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

mesaflash: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mesaflash: command not found

Solutions to mesaflash: command not found

How To Fix mesaflash: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu mesaflash is provided by mesaflash package.

mesaflash is:

This package provides a tool for the configuration and/or diagnosis of Mesa Electronics boards. The cards provide I/O channels for robotics applications and have a strong user base in the LinuxCNC community. This tool works for all cards, be they directly plugged into your computer via PCI(E) or connected by a cable (ETH/EPP/USB/SPI).

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install mesaflash

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install mesaflash.

sudo apt -y install mesaflash

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install mesaflash

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix mesaflash command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.